New hp dv7 notebook--- spacebar key will only work if i tap it in the center.

Hello,
i purchased a new hp dv7 notebook and the spacebar key will only work if i tap it in the center. This seems to be a hardware problem, either in the design of the keyboard itself or maybe on the way it was put together. Can anyone offer an explanation or a solution to this,which does not involve sending the machine back for a warranty replacement?
This is extremely annoying since it isnt possible to type without missing spaces or unless you type with a single finger.
THanks !

I have a DV7T-4100 CTO and have the same probem. I just got off of the phone with HP support and they explained that they have to reset the bios and restore the software to the delivery configuration before they can look into the possibility that it is a hardware issue. As this would envolve me spending serveral hours restoring my system to the current configuration I was wondering if anyone has had this problem fixed, and if so, was is in the software, frimware or hardware. I am betting is in the hardware and wiping the computer clean is an unnecessary step. This is a business computer and I do not want to spend any unnecessary time rebuilding the software if it is unnecessary.

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